Davy
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Romans 7:13
13 Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.
The person in Roman 7 still has sin in them. Does that describe you?
You, I, everyone... still in the flesh are sinners, including those without Christ. The difference with those 'in Christ', is that they repent and ask forgiveness of Jesus when they discover they have sinned. And like Apostle John said in 1 John 1, Jesus is Just to cleanse them of it and forgive it.
But what some in the Grace Movement wrongly teach is that those 'in Christ' don't sin anymore, quoting 1 John 3:9 without noting the required condition of abiding in Him in 1 John 3:6. It's like quoting John 3:16 and then acting like there is nothing else written in The New Testament, like disregarding the written Scripture about believers of that which fall away from Christ.
This latter attitude, teaching that the believer cannot sin anymore after believing on Jesus and being baptized, supports the working of iniquity.
It is what Jesus showed He had against those believers in Matthew 7 which He rejected...
Matt 7:21-23
21 Not every one that saith unto Me, "Lord, Lord", shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father Which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, "Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name? and in Thy name have cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works?"
23 And then will I profess unto them, 'I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.'
KJV
The key linked idea in that is those who do the will of The Father in Heaven vs. those who do iniquity.
It's very easy for a believer on Christ to think they are saved while they do iniquity at the same time when they are told they can no longer sin. That's why such a doctrine that teaches we no longer have need to repent or ask forgiveness of Jesus for our future sin is a doctrine of devils.
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